Thiotricha balanopa
| Thiotricha balanopa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Thiotricha |
| Species: | T. balanopa
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| Binomial name | |
| Thiotricha balanopa Meyrick, 1918
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Thiotricha balanopa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found on Borneo and in Assam, India.[1]
The wingspan is 8–11 mm. The forewings are shining white with a cloudy fuscous spot above the tornus emitting an oblique strigula. There are two oblique dark fuscous strigulte from the costa near the apex and an oval or elongate black apical spot. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Thiotricha balanopa Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (4): 123.
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